Fragile Reunion

Darius Thorne

I followed the sound, my steps quiet but quick. It led me to a small, locked door at the back of the building. My hand tightened around the handle, and with one swift motion, I ripped it open.

There, inside a cramped, dimly lit room, were Callum and Tessa. My children. Bound and unconscious, but alive.

“Callum! Tessa!” I rushed to them, my hands shaking as I untied the ropes that hel